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re: Bear Bryant story for us old guys:
Posted on 8/24/23 at 6:53 am to Dawgpile
Posted on 8/24/23 at 6:53 am to Dawgpile
Great story and thanks for sharing. 
I may be reading this wrong but confused about the writer's age and when he started in the business.
Again I may be reading this wrong but to me it sounds like he started his career as a beat writer at 13.
I may be reading this wrong but confused about the writer's age and when he started in the business.
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This was back in September of 1971. I was an 18-year-old sports reporter, who could easily have passed for 13, for my hometown newspaper The Hattiesburg American.
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Five years into my sports writing career, I was finally making just enough money to purchase a new car — just not much of one. My 1971 Ford Pinto sounded like a sewing machine and maneuvered only slightly better.
Again I may be reading this wrong but to me it sounds like he started his career as a beat writer at 13.
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Posted on 8/24/23 at 9:11 am to TideWarrior
quote:His dad was SID at Southern Miss. I am sure that had something to do with it. I don't recall it being 13 but I know he was in his teens. His brother (Bobby) also did sports but his was more about outdoors, especially fishing. He was killed in a car wreck a couple of years ago.
Again I may be reading this wrong but to me it sounds like he started his career as a beat writer at 13.
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